WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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ending religious conflict between Muslims and Hindus
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introducing Western institutions to India
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continuing the caste system in India
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preventing the partition of the Indian subcontinent
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was one reason that India was divided into 2 nations in 1947? Differences between Hindus and the Muslims created religious conflict. During the Indian independence movement, many Muslims in India demanded a separate state in Pakistan to..
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian Independence Act was passed in 1947. The act created two new independent dominions; India and Pakistan. Pakistan was split into Pakistan and East Pakistan which is now Bangladesh. The Bengal and Punjab provinces were partitioned between the two new countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -When British rule came to an end in 1947, the subcontinent was partitioned along religious lines into two separate countries-India, with a majority of Hindus, and Pakistan, with a majority of Muslims.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jawaharlal Nehru took charge as Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947. Vallabhbhai Patel served as the Deputy Prime Minister. Lord Mountbatten, and later C. Rajagopalachari, served as Governor-General until 26 January 1950, when Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India.